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From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:51:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Initial plan for issue


From 0d98ef55eecca223f08260f189b2ce520327d368 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:56:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add format specifier documentation links to
 DebuggerDisplayAttribute properties

Co-authored-by: jeffhandley <1031940+jeffhandley@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../DebuggerDisplayAttribute.xml                | 17 +++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/xml/System.Diagnostics/DebuggerDisplayAttribute.xml b/xml/System.Diagnostics/DebuggerDisplayAttribute.xml
index 199078b9bb8..abffb2f1703 100644
--- a/xml/System.Diagnostics/DebuggerDisplayAttribute.xml
+++ b/xml/System.Diagnostics/DebuggerDisplayAttribute.xml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class MyTable
           <format type="text/markdown"><![CDATA[
 
 ## Remarks
- The value can contain curly braces ({ and }). Text within a pair of braces is evaluated as the name of a field, property, or method.
+The value can contain curly braces ({ and }). Text within a pair of braces is evaluated as the name of a field, property, or method. You can also use format specifiers within the braces to control how values are displayed. For information about debugger format specifiers, see [Format Specifiers in C#](/visualstudio/debugger/format-specifiers-in-csharp).
 
 
 
@@ -377,7 +377,14 @@ class MyTable
       <Docs>
         <summary>Gets or sets the string to display in the type column of the debugger variable windows.</summary>
         <value>The string to display in the type column of the debugger variable windows.</value>
-        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
+        <remarks>
+          <format type="text/markdown"><![CDATA[
+
+## Remarks
+The value can contain curly braces ({ and }). Text within a pair of braces is evaluated as the name of a field, property, or method. You can also use format specifiers within the braces to control how values are displayed. For information about debugger format specifiers, see [Format Specifiers in C#](/visualstudio/debugger/format-specifiers-in-csharp).
+
+]]></format>
+        </remarks>
       </Docs>
     </Member>
     <Member MemberName="Value">
@@ -432,9 +439,11 @@ class MyTable
           <format type="text/markdown"><![CDATA[
 
 ## Remarks
- This property contains the string passed in by the `value` parameter of the constructor.
+This property contains the string passed in by the `value` parameter of the constructor.
 
- ]]></format>
+The value can contain curly braces ({ and }). Text within a pair of braces is evaluated as the name of a field, property, or method. You can also use format specifiers within the braces to control how values are displayed. For information about debugger format specifiers, see [Format Specifiers in C#](/visualstudio/debugger/format-specifiers-in-csharp).
+
+]]></format>
         </remarks>
       </Docs>
     </Member>